The 22nd Annual Riverside
Festival of Lights on Main Street Riverside is your chance to experience
the most dazzling holiday spectacle south of the North Pole.
The Festival offers five weeks of holiday
merriment in Downtown Riverside, celebrating the season with family
activities that include the “Switch-On Ceremony”; holiday decorations
and lights on The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa,
Mission Inn Avenue and on City-owned buildings; the Inland Empire’s
first outdoor ice skating rink; holiday-themed vendors; family-friendly
live entertainment; and of course, Santa Claus.
It all begins with festive activities at noon and
the flip of a switch on Friday, November 28th, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. during
the “Switch-On Ceremony” presented by Duane and Kelly Roberts, owners of
The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa.
In one swift move Riverside’s downtown is instantly illuminated with
more than three and a half million twinkling lights and spectacular
fireworks! The Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce and the Festival
of Lights Committee, consisting of community volunteers and local
businesses, put in many long hours to coordinate the Ceremony.
The magic continues for festivalgoers as they
glide under the stars on an outdoor ice skating rink located on Main
Street Riverside between University and Mission Inn Avenues. Click here
for more Ice Rink information, such as Ice Rink Hours of Operation,
Skate Specials and to find out how you can obtain your 2014 Frequent
Skater Card.
In addition to the lights and ice skating, holiday
enthusiasts can be dazzled by more than 225 hours of live holiday
entertainment, unique shopping and creative dining along Main Street
Riverside.
And no holiday experience would be complete
without a visit from the North Pole’s most famous resident. Santa Claus
will be out every night from November 30th through December 24th.
The Riverside Festival of Lights allows everyone -
no matter what age - to be charged with wonder and anticipation of the
magic of the holidays. Don’t miss your opportunity to be part of this
wonderful Riverside tradition.
For more information look into:
http://www.riversideca.gov/fol/
